Indian student attacked in London
February 11th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in London late Friday night, his family members said here Saturday.Praveen Reddy, an ... Read more...
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Dalit groom seeks police protection to ride mare
February 11th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 11 (IANS) A Dalit bridegroom in a Rajasthan village had to seek police protection to ride a mare as part of his marriage rituals following opposition from upper ... Read more...
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Ministry withdraws press release about hiked amount to SC victims (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Within hours of its release, the Ministry of Social Justice Thursday withdrew a press release from the government's official website about its decision to increase ... Read more...
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Relief for scheduled caste/tribe victims up 150 percent
February 9th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has increased the minimum amount payable to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe victims of atrocities by 150 percent, ... Read more...
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Judge denies Richard Hatch’s bid to pay $25 to the IRS
February 8th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Providence, R.I., Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge in Rhodes Island has rejected a request by survivor star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service reduced payment of $25 for January’s ... Read more...
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Three Goa ministers’ kin among Congress nominees
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Family members of three Goa ministers figured in a list of seven candidates released by the Congress party Tuesday for the March 3 state assembly elections.The ... Read more...
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Five women killed in coal mine accident
February 7th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 7 (IANS) Five women extracting coal from a closed down colliery were killed when the roof of the mine collapsed in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Tuesday, police sources said.According ... Read more...
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Duff overwhelmed with baby shower
February 7th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) Actress Hilary Duff says she had an amazing time with family and friends at her baby shower, organised by her sister Haylie and mother ... Read more...
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Left demands probe into farmer suicides
February 7th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) West Bengal opposition leader Surya Kanta Mishra Monday demanded a probe into the farmer suicides in the state and compensation to the families of such ... Read more...
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Rahul good enough to be PM but that’s not his central aim: Priyanka
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "good enough" to be the prime minister but occupying ... Read more...
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Kanwar was obsessed with films: Shekhar Kapur
February 5th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur remembers producer-director Raj Kanwar, who passed away Friday, as a "kid obsessed with films"."At funeral of Raj Kanwar who's first job ... Read more...
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India Post offers stamps bearing your picture
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) In a unique initiative, the India Post will offer stamps printed with your picture on it, an official said."The offering, on first come first serve basis, ... Read more...
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SRK, Shirish call truce (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) All's well that ends well. Shah Rukh Khan and Shirish Kunder called truce Tuesday, a day after they were embroiled in a scuffle at a ... Read more...
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Rumer Willis attends SAG after party
January 31st, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rumer Willis attended the SAG after party on Sunday night. Her attendance at the party was commented upon and noticed by all and sundry because her ... Read more...
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SRK, Shirish patch up, courtesy Sajid, Gauri (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) After a tumultuous day of muck-flying and titanic tweeting, battle-scarred party bashers Shah Rukh Khan and Shirish Kunder called truce Tuesday afternoon, courtesy Shirish's ... Read more...
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Surrendered Garo rebel’s house torched, mother missing
January 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 29 (IANS) Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels torched the house of one of its surrendered members in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said Sunday, adding the ... Read more...
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Farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh
January 29th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) A 35-year-old farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his field in Damoh district after his crop failed, family members said Sunday.Bhagwandas Patel of Chewla village ... Read more...
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UAE woman dies after weight-loss surgery
January 28th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 28 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has died after a weight-loss surgery at a hospital in Sharjah.Samah Mustafa, a mother of three, had ... Read more...
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13 killed in Iraq bomb attacks (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and eight injured in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraq Thursday, said police.In northern Iraq, three people were killed ... Read more...
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CBI questions Jagan’s relative
January 24th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday questioned Sunil Reddy, a relative of YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in a case related to the ... Read more...
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Italy shipwreck: 23 Indian survivors return to Mumbai
January 20th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian survivors of the sunken Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' arrived in Mumbai Thursday.While two members arrived in the afternoon, 21 others arrived in the ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns
January 19th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting the culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
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China lets prisoners go home for New Year
January 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) Dozens of inmates in northwestern China will be temporarily released from jail to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year at home with their families as a ... Read more...
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Elderly man suffocates, six hospitalised
January 17th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17 (IANS) An elderly man suffocated and six others were hospitalised in Odisha's Kandhamal district Tuesday after a fire they kept in their room to warm themselves resulted ... Read more...
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35 injured in Rajasthan clash
January 15th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 35 people, mostly policemen, were injured in Rajasthan Sunday in a clash between police and villagers who were demanding arrest of criminals involved in ... Read more...
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Minor raped and killed in Ghaziabad
January 15th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The body of a missing six-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found in the fields in the Loni area of Ghaziabad Saturday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Seven family members commit suicide in Mexico
January 13th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family, including five children, were found dead from gas poisoning in an apparent mass suicide in the western Mexican state of ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for life for killing baby son
January 12th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) A British woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 15-month-old son and hiding his mummified body.Kimberley Hainey, 37, murdered her son Declan at a ... Read more...
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Four booked for Odisha gangrape after mounting pressure
January 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) After pressure from the public and direction from the higher authorities, Odisha Police Tuesday registered a criminal case against four people for the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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11 killed in New Zealand ballooning accident
January 7th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 7 (IANS) Eleven people were killed in New Zealand when the hot air balloon they were enjoying a ride in went up in flames early Saturday, Xinhua reported.According ... Read more...
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Anuj Bidve’s body brought back to India
January 7th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Slain Indian student Anuj Bidve's body was brought back to India Saturday by his family members for performing his last rites, a family source said.The distraught ... Read more...
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Jaiprakash chief to challenge insider trading penalty
January 7th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Jaiprahash Associates chairman Manoj Gaur has decided to move the Securities Appellate Tribunal and challenge the penalty imposed on him and some family members on ... Read more...
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Ashram owner held in Rajasthan, charged with sexual exploitation
January 4th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Rajasthan police have arrested the owner of an 'ashram' on charges of sexually exploiting children belonging to poor families, police said Wednesday.Ram Singh, 35, the owner ... Read more...
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Jakarta’s poor spend more on cigarettes
January 4th, 2012 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) Poor people in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta spend more money on cigarettes than many of their basic needs, a government report has said."More than 30 percent ... Read more...
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Britney Spears & Jason Trawick to have a simple wedding
January 4th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fans should not be expecting an extravagant ceremony from Britney Spears and fiance Jason Trawick when the two finally tie the knot. Following the failure of ... Read more...
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